Remember Me

Why this story is important

When you ask yourself, “How do I want to be remembered?”, you bring into focus the values, priorities, and traits that matter most to you. It can guide how you live now, aligning daily choices with your desired legacy. Often, how people remember us is shaped by others’ perceptions, rumors, or partial knowledge. By writing this story yourself, you assert your own narrative. You help define which moments, struggles, and dreams you want preserved.

A “Remember Me” story lets you reflect on how others have shaped you, and how you, in turn, have touched lives. It’s a chance to name influences, thank people, and acknowledge your ripple effects. If people who read your story are family, friends, or descendants, your “Remember Me” narrative can become a treasured legacy — giving them insight into your heart, fears, dreams, and self-understanding.

Memory is fragile. Over time, stories get lost, details fade, and voices disappear. Writing your “Remember Me” story is a way to capture your voice — in your own words — for yourself and for others.

Preparation checklist

• Gather your thoughts and materials. Review your journals and notes that might help you remember details.
• Browse your photo albums to stimulate memories and choose the photos you might want to use in the story.
• Decide who you’ll share the finished story with. Just yourself? Family? Friends? Public post? Thinking about your audience in advance will help guide what memories and details to include and which ones to leave out.

How to use the Times of My Life App to capture your story:

*The Virtual Biographer has instant access to similar stories written and shared by millions of other people. It knows what questions to ask and in what order. It can help you relive events, thoughts and feelings. It can help illuminate the essence of your experience and then craft a story that is uniquely yours. If a question doesn’t seem relevant to your experience, just skip it. Answer at least five questions. Tap “Next” and tap “Additional Details” to speak or type from memory.

Add media, save and publish as a printed piece, audiocast, and/or video

Insert photos and video clips wherever you want them to appear in the story narrative. Add voice narration and background music if you want to create an audiocast or video, in addition to a printed piece.

Share and revise as desired

After the story is written by you or your virtual biographer, you can “share” it through he app with friends and loved ones. Their feedback can provide valuable perspective and help you improve your story. After you get their feedback you can go back and edit the story as desired — or ask the Virtual Biographer to rewrite it with the feedback!

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Write the Story Yourself: Suggested Outline

1. Opening Reflection: What Does “Being Remembered” Mean to Me?

• Why did you choose to write this story?
  What does remembrance mean to you personally?
• When you think of being remembered, what feelings come up — pride, gratitude, curiosity, peace?
• Do you hope to be remembered for what you did, who you were, or how you made people feel?
• How do you hope your loved ones, friends, or community will describe you?

🌿 2. The Life You’ve Lived

• What qualities or values have guided your life?
  Kindness, courage, creativity, integrity, faith, perseverance, love, humor…
• What defining moments shaped who you became?
  Include examples that reveal your character — choices, challenges, or turning points.
• How did your relationships, work, or passions reflect your true self?

❤️ 3. The People and Moments That Matter Most

• Who are the people you hope will remember you most fondly — and why?
• What are some moments or memories you shared with them that best capture your essence?
• Are there lessons, traditions, or sayings you hope will live on through them?
• What would you want to say to those you love most, if they were reading this story years from now?

🌅 4. Legacy and Lessons

• What do you hope your life stands for — what message would you want to leave behind?
• What lessons, principles, or insights do you want others to take from your journey?
• Have you created or contributed to something (a family, a cause, a work of art, a business, an act of kindness) that you hope will endure?
• How do you want people to feel when they think of you?

✨ 5. Looking Ahead and Letting Go

• How do you continue to live your values today, knowing life is finite?
• Is there something you still hope to do, say, or complete?
• What brings you peace when you think about your life story?
• End with a final message — a wish, blessing, or simple line that captures the heart of how you want to be remembered.

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